i 2 8 PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



HABITAT 



Like the rainbow trout, fario has shown himself 

 suited to waters of higher temperature and less aera- 

 tion than fontinalis likes. Highly carnivorous and 

 not recommended as a stocking fish for waters where 

 the brook trout is holding his own. 



FOOD 



The brown trout feeds on practically the same food 

 as our native trouts but is more piscivorous. 



BREEDING AND GROWTH 



Fario is a spring spawner and his greatest value is 

 his ability to grow fast. In England they grow but 

 four ounces or so a year; in this country they will 

 gain nearly a pound a year under favorable condi- 

 tions. Dr. Henshall tells of two fish that weighed 

 six pounds each at four years of age. They have been 

 taken in this country up to sixteen pounds. In five 

 years of the Field and Stream fishing contest the lar- 

 gest brown trout entry was nine pounds, one ounce or 

 just one ounce larger than the largest brook trout. 

 Brown trout, however, average larger in size than our 

 native charr. 



EDIBILITY 



The brown trout is an excellent table fish, being the 

 equal of the rainbow trout in this respect but not as 



